Upper Wharfedale School is a secondary school located in Skipton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 06/06/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Wharfeside Avenue, Skipton

School Information

Address: Wharfeside Avenue, Skipton, BD23 5BS
Website: www.uws.n-yorks.sch.uk
Telephone: 01756752215
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Taylor
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 121690

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 290
Number of Pupils: 331
Number of Boys: 183
Number of Girls: 148

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.78 Confidence interval 0.45 to 1.12
Of the 58 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 56 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:14%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:50%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.04
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Threshfield School
Low Road , Threshfield BD23 5NP 		3out of 4 734 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Hebden Road , Grassington BD23 5LB 		3out of 4 945 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Upper Wharfedale School
Wharfeside Avenue , Threshfield BD23 5BS 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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